Janet Yacoub Joins Pleasant Holidays

WHY IT RATES: Yacoub will work with travel agents in Northern California. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer

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Pleasant Holidays and its luxury brand, Journese, announced the appointment of Janet Yacoub as its newest business development manager (BDM) on its combined sales team.

Focused on the travel agent market, Yacoub will work with travel professionals in Northern California to identify new leisure travel opportunities and strategies to grow commission income for package booking sales of FIT, destination wedding travel, groups, incentives and more.

Based in Fremont, California, Yacoub’s territory in Northern California includes the San Francisco Bay Area including downtown, the North and South Bay areas, and the Peninsula as well as Monterey, San Jose and more.

With more than 20 years of experience in the travel industry, Yacoub is an industry veteran of tour operators, cruise lines, and retail travel agencies.

Yacoub is focused on helping agents employ new strategies to increase their commission income for FIT, Wedding Travel, Corporate Incentives, and Leisure Groups working closely with strategic hotel partners including Sandals and Beaches, Excellence Luxury Hotels & Resorts, Playa Hotels & Resorts and the AMResorts Collection.

SOURCE: Pleasant Holidays press release.